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    Coco Chanel

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    one of the most prominent fashion designers of the 20th century. Her contribution in the development of fashion can hardly be underestimated. In fact, she revolutionized fashion in a way, since she was one of the first fashion designers who made women think of themselves first rather than think how they look for their men, which was a traditional view on female fashion at the epoch. In actuality, the significance and her great contribution in the development of fashion as well as 20th century culture

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    style, fashion, and celebrity news. They have so much knowledge about my favorite designers such as Hermes and Chanel. Oh my-gosh, I’m so obsessed and I have fallen head over heels in love with this blog. I believe members of this community what they are doing is keeping up with the latest fashion trends in Paris and all over the world. The blog does

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    From my reading I have ascertained that there is almost a definite line in fashion. A before Chanel and an after Chanel. With so many revolutionary breakthroughs this designer drew a definite line in the sand with her work. Common fashion staples in the twenty-first century were a direct result of Chanel. Such as the well-known “Little Black Dress” more commonly nicknamed the LBD. According to Jessa Krick who wrote a short article for the Met Museum said the following, “In 1926, American Vogue likened

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    Bazaar as a fine arts illustrator and then as a fashion editor for Vogue. Main Rousseau Bocher then eventually made his way to Editor in Chief of French Vogue. In 1929 Main Rousseau Bocher had felt as if he had learned all there was to learn about fashion. He decided to combine his first and last name to start a fashion house, in which, he called Mainbocher. Being the only American who owned a Parisian couture house, Mainbocher mostly produced fashions

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    mChristine Russo Fashion Fundamentals Final Paper Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen There are many designers in the fashion industry. Few make some kind of an impact on fashion but most designers rarely have any impact at all. It is truly a once in a generation that designer comes along and completely alters the fashion universe and becomes a legend. Two examples of fashion designers that are this rare are Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen. Christian Dior’s life span was before

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    In medieval society, fashion was controlled by the pyramid of power, which was the feudal system. The way one dressed showed his/her amount of wealth and social class. Fashion was highly influential during medieval times and was often dominated by the kings and queens. Sumptuary laws were put into place to restrict the ordinary people from dressing like the wealthy. As the eras changed and different periods advanced, the style of the people changed accordingly. (Newman.) When the Norman’s invaded

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    Chanel for their work as fashion designers? Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli were two of the most iconic fashion designers of the ‘20s and ‘30s. Through their devotion in wanting to reshape the definition of what it meant to be a woman, matched with strong feminist qualities, both designers challenged the previous notions of femininity, stemming from the restrictive Victorian era. While Schiaparelli and Chanel are considered to be the most influential female designers of their time, it is important

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    How fashion professionals are inspired by history and culture? It has long been claimed that fashion is a repetition of well-forgotten old. For centuries, designers drew inspiration from ancient cultures and traditions, ancient civilizations, mythical gods and exotic countries. Often the Greek goddesses, who have long manipulated the arts and war, intervened also in fashion. For years the dresses are current, familiar from mythology and the movies with mythological themes - naked shoulder, enchanting

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    There have been and still are hundreds of fashion designers in the world. But only a few of them have had any major impact on fashion industry today. And even fewer have revolutionised the fashion industry completely. One of these revolutionaries is the renowned Christian Dior. He reestablished Paris as the centre of the fashion world, and created his name as a symbol of elegance, quality, and modernity. I will be looking into how Dior’s context informed his practice, by using three of his most iconic

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    Jimmy Cho Essay

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    Background Dato Jimmy Choo Dato Jimmy Choo is a fashion designer who was born in Penang, Malaysia on 15 Nov 1948. Choo Yeang Keat is his real name. he was educated in Shih Chung Primary School. he comes from a poor family and was involved in shoemaking since he was small as his father is a shoe cobbler. Also, he was determined to follow the footsteps of his father in this field. He made his very first pair of shoes in the age of 11. Afterwards, he became a trainee in Hong Kong Shoe Shop located

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